Nights for Tuesday 23 February 2021

 

7:12 Planning Systems and Urban Land Use

Eric Crampton from the New Zealand Initiative joins us once again. Tonight he's looking at urban land use planning systems and asking if they're fit for purpose.

In a recent opinion piece for Stuff, he wants to see more localised planning powers and points to a report by the UK thinktank The Policy Exchange called Strong Suburbs: Enabling streets to control their own development. 

7:30 The Sampler

This week in The Sampler Tony Stamp discusses the Canadian chamber pop of The Weather Station, the Peckham post-punk of Goat Girls' second album, and a blissfully chilled out EP from Tāmaki Makaurau beat maker SR Mpofu

8:10 Jamie Tahana Walks the Te Araroa Trail.

We check in on RNZ Pacific's Jamie Tahana at the top of the South Island on the Te Araroa Trail.

8:15 Dateline Pacific

RNZ Pacific's daily current affairs programme covering the major Pacific stories of the week, with background and reaction from the people making the news.

8:30 Fragments: First-hand accounts of the 2011 February Earthquake 

Tonight, we continue Fragments: First-hand accounts of the 2011 February Earthquake, a new podcast series marking 10 years since one of our worst disasters. Last night we heard from survivors in the Sumner, Lyttleton and Port Hills suburbs of the city. We're continuing their story tonight and we pick up with Mark Forster, manager of the Port Hills gondola company, 

9:07 NZ Wars: Stories of Tainui

We have the second episode of New Zealand Wars: Stories of Tainui.  In our first episode we looked at the origins of the Waikato War. In this episode, we'll hear about the war's opening battles.

10:17 Lately

Lately with Karyn Hay is a late night radio show on RNZ National, with an eye on live events, an ear for music, a great sense of humour and a genuine interest in people and their stories.

11:07 Worlds of Music

After 11, on Worlds of Music, Trevor Reekie features an interview with a Christchurch couple who call themselves Terrible Sons. Lauren performed under the name L.A Michell whilst Matt was in a successful Christchurch band ; The Dukes.